Man hospitalized with stab wound

STOCKTON - A man was rushed to a hospital after he sustained a potentially life-threatening stab wound during an altercation with another man Thursday evening in central Stockton, police said.

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STOCKTON - A man was rushed to a hospital after he sustained a potentially life-threatening stab wound during an altercation with another man Thursday evening in central Stockton, police said.

The victim, a man in his 50s, and his assailant were heard arguing shortly before the stabbing occurred about 6 p.m. in the 300 block of South El Dorado Street, authorities said. The victim was stabbed in the abdomen, police said.

The assailant then fled on foot, officers said. He was described as a man in his 50s with nappy hair and blue jeans, authorities said.

Police said the victim required surgery but was in stable condition late Thursday.

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